The League of Women Voters of Oak Ridge encourages members of the public to get involved with the local redistricting process, which occurs every 10 years after the national census data is published.
There are many innovative ways that have been proposed to correct the inequities in our election systems and representation without constitutional amendments. We will address just one in this article - reform of the filibuster.
As late-arriving Census data narrows the redistricting window, citizen groups hope for public input and transparency. History does not give reason to expect much of either.
Last October, the LWVOR and several other local organizations joined with Tennesseans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (TADP) in sponsoring a virtual forum on Race, Wrongful Conviction and the Death Penalty.